Multiple explosions rock Kabul as Pak-Afghan border clashes intensify
The Statesman
|December 29, 2024
During the early hours of Saturday, heavy exchange of fire was reported between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the Dande Pattan-Kurram border; four Pakistani soldiers were reported killed
Afghanistan's capital Kabul has become the epicentre of multiple explosions during the last 24 hours as border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces intensify. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, an explosion was reported in Kabul close to the office of the interior ministry in front of Sheikh Zayed Hospital. The latest explosion in Afghanistan's capital is the second within 24 hours with the first being near the Indian Embassy at Kabul's Shahri Naw area on Friday.
"No casualties have been reported. A search operation has begun in the vicinity. The motive behind the blast is unknown as of now. There has been no official word about the incident as yet also," said Samiullah, a local resident of Kabul.
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